Centre for Catholic Studies Podcast
Centre for Catholic Studies
The Durham Centre for Catholic Studies is the first of its kind in British higher education. It represents a creative partnership between academy and church: a centre within the pluralist, public academy for critically constructive Catholic studies of the highest academic standing.
The aims of the Centre for Catholic Studies are:
-To provide a distinctive forum for the creative analysis of key issues in Catholic thought, culture, and practice.
-To engage, inform and shape public and ecclesial life from a leading knowledge and research base.
-To engage the breadth and depth of Catholic tradition in conversation both with the full range of disciplines and perspectives in a leading university and with the range of other faith traditions.
-To develop and pursue major collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects and to attract associated grant awards and philanthropic support.
-To model a vibrant and inclusive community of scholars of Catholicism and practitioners of Catholic theology.
-To form outstanding theologians who will shape the future from the richness of Catholic tradition in the church, academy, and public life.
-To foster and develop excellent working relationships with relevant regional, national and international public and ecclesial bodies.
The aims of the Centre for Catholic Studies are:
-To provide a distinctive forum for the creative analysis of key issues in Catholic thought, culture, and practice.
-To engage, inform and shape public and ecclesial life from a leading knowledge and research base.
-To engage the breadth and depth of Catholic tradition in conversation both with the full range of disciplines and perspectives in a leading university and with the range of other faith traditions.
-To develop and pursue major collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects and to attract associated grant awards and philanthropic support.
-To model a vibrant and inclusive community of scholars of Catholicism and practitioners of Catholic theology.
-To form outstanding theologians who will shape the future from the richness of Catholic tradition in the church, academy, and public life.
-To foster and develop excellent working relationships with relevant regional, national and international public and ecclesial bodies.
Episodes
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Dec 6, 2018 • 50min
Amy Daughton: Redistribution, Recognition, and Catholic Social Teaching
--About the Lecture
Seminar by Dr Amy Daughton (Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge)
--About the Series
This talk is part of the Catholic Theology Research Seminar Series, a regular forum for scholarly discussion of pertinent issues in the Catholic traditions of theology and Church. The seminar series ranges across the traditional theological disciplines (scriptural, historical, philosophical, systematic, liturgical, ethical and practical/pastoral), Catholic social thought and practice, and social-scientific approaches to Catholicism.
Oct 11, 2018 • 57min
John Sullivan: Catholic Contributions from McLuhan and Ong
--About the Lecture
Two Catholic professors of English literature made remarkable and prophetic contributions to our understanding of how deeply we are influenced by the communication media we use. Assuming no prior knowledge of their work, this lecture will introduce key insights from the devout Canadian layman Marshall McLuhan (1911 – 1980) and the American Jesuit priest Walter Ong (1912 – 2003) and indicate their continuing relevance for how we read and respond to the world.
--About the Speaker
John Sullivan is Emeritus Professor (Christian Education) at Liverpool Hope University and Visiting Professor (Theology and Education) at Newman University. Author and editor of eight books, the most recent of which is The Christian Academic in Higher Education: The Consecration of Learning (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018), he continues to explore the crossroads where theology meets education and the factors that influence the communication of Christian faith.
--About the Seminar Series
This talk is part of the Catholic Theology Research Seminar Series, a regular forum for scholarly discussion of pertinent issues in the Catholic traditions of theology and Church. The seminar series ranges across the traditional theological disciplines (scriptural, historical, philosophical, systematic, liturgical, ethical and practical/pastoral), Catholic social thought and practice, and social-scientific approaches to Catholicism.
Jun 7, 2018 • 46min
Elizabeth Phillips: ‘The Good Life and the Good Society'
‘The Good Life and the Good Society': University Students and High Security Prisoners Cultivating the Common Good by Dr Elizabeth Phillips (Westcott House, University of Cambridge)
May 17, 2018 • 54min
Simon Oliver: Teleology, Intention and the Doctrine of Creation
Teleology, Intention and the Doctrine of Creation by Prof. Simon Oliver (Durham University)
Inaugural Teilhard Seminar, supported by the British Teilhard Network
Feb 1, 2018 • 1h 1min
Sigbjorn Sonnesyn : 'What is the Point of our Praising the Saints?'
'What is the Point of our Praising the Saints?' The Convergence of Theory and Practice in 12th Century Saints' Cults by Dr Sigbjorn Sonnesyn (Durham University)
Jan 18, 2018 • 1h 6min
Tricia Bruce: Parishes and Placemaking
Parishes and Placemaking: Observations from the Making (and Unmaking) of Catholicism in Modern Communities by Dr Tricia Bruce (Maryville College, Tennessee)
